Gulf Coast Blues
by 
Clarence Williams 
recording of February 16, 1923 
from 
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy C2K-47091) 
I've been blue all day, my man's gone away 
He has left his mama cold for another gal I'm told 
I tried to treat him kind, I thought he would be mine 
That man I hate to lose, that's why mama's got the blues 
The man I love he has done left this town 
The man I love he has done left this town 
And if it keeps on snowing, I will be Gulf Coast bound 
The mail man passed but he didn't leave no news 
The mail man passed but he didn't leave no news 
I'll tell the world he left me with those Gulf Coast blues 
Some of you men sure do make me tired 
Some of you men sure do make me tired 
You've got a mouthful of "gimme", a handful of "much oblige"